Monument record 6141 - Calanais

Summary

Curvilinear enclosure, now underwater, probable building

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Grid reference NB 21395 32591 (point)
Map sheet NB23SW
Island Lewis
Township Calanais, Uig, Western Isles
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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Surrounding Land Status code - F Recommended Action - Monitor

Inundated rounded enclosure, probable prehistoric building
MML 20.7.07

No clear sign of walling in this location. Seaweed hampers visibility, and it is a naturally boulder-strewn ground surface.
The SCAPE Trust 07/2021


Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael, 1997, Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41000.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael. 1997. Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland.

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2023 2:53PM

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